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The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a notice of intent for its Office of Electricity to issue a $4 million funding opportunity announcement.
The American Public Power Association recently joined with 14 other national trade associations in urging lawmakers to protect maximum funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
The Bonneville Power Administration on July 13 said that it is moving forward with more than $2 billion in multiple transmission substation and line projects necessary to reinforce the grid.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on July 14 reported that it set a new unofficial July and all-time peak demand record of 81,406 megawatts on July 13, 2023.
Washington State’s Chelan County Public Utility District and Puget Sound Energy recently announced a new contract for renewable hydropower from two PUD hydro projects on the Columbia River.
The Arizona municipalities of Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe have joined forces with the Salt River Project to help pay for bioenergy that supports strategic forest thinning across the Salt River and Verde River watersheds.
Illinois park districts can enter into agreements for solar energy after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation into law in late June.
The Southwest Power Pool on July 12 reported that it has reached the halfway point in clearing the backlog of requests to study the impacts of connecting new generating resources to the region’s power grid.